Mistakes Into Gifts | Amanda Ovaici, Lawyer at OP Lawyers LLP | Shed Talk with Kevin Halliday Ep. #119

Amanda Ovaici joins Shed Talk to discuss failure, entrepreneurship, women in business, and the legal industry. She shares why authentic relationships matter, how workplaces can better support parents, and why entrepreneurs should stop hiding the mistakes that teach the most.

Guest: Amanda Ovaici - Lawyer at OP Lawyers LLP

Amanda earned an Honours degree in Philosophy with a Business minor from the University of Calgary before completing her law degree at the University of Southampton in England. Called to the Alberta Bar in 2020, Amanda represents clients in a broad range of matters involving family disputes, workplace issues, civil litigation, and corporate and commercial litigation.

In this episode:

- Authentic networking beyond small talk

- Owning a law firm as a woman

- Obstacles in the legal industry

- Failure, funding, and gender bias

- Lessons from F'd Up Nights YYC

- Interview bias and motherhood assumptions

- Supporting parents inside a firm

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